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Professor RI Sujith is the second Indian to be elected to the Aerospace Section of the National Academy of Engineering after Dr B N Suresh, who was the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, from 2003-07

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) faculty Professor R. I. Sujith has been elected as an International Member of the United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE). He was elected in recognition of his contributions to engineering “for applications of dynamical systems theory to the understanding and control of instabilities in engineering systems.”

He is one of the 18 international members newly elected. The full list can be viewed on the following link – https://www.nae.edu/289843/NAENewClass2023.

He is currently the D. Srinivasan Chair Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras, and the Head of the Centre of Excellence for studying Critical Transitions in Complex Systems.

Speaking about the election to the academy, Professor RI Sujith, D. Srinivasan Chair Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras, said,

“I was pleasantly surprised to get this news this morning. I am really honoured to have been elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering. I wish to thank all my teachers, students and collaborators, IIT Madras administration, the scientific community and my family that have supported me during my career.”

Election to the US National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Congratulating Professor Sujith on this recognition, Professor Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras, said,

“This is a fantastic recognition for Professor Sujith and really speaks to the kind of work that he has been able to do from IIT Madras. The Institute has also recently awarded his group a Center of Excellence (CoE) in Critical Transitions in Complex Systems and we expect world-class work from Professor Sujith’s group to continue to emerge from this CoE.”

Prof. RI Sujith is the second Indian to be elected to the Aerospace Section of the National Academy of Engineering after Dr. B. N Suresh, who was the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, from 2003-07. He also become the second IIT Madras professor who is elected to the National Academy of Engineering, after Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala.

Original News Link

https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/iit-madras-professor-ri-sujith-from-india-elected-as-an-international-member-of-us-national-academy-of-engineering-2334424-2023-02-14